Hyderabad: Rowan Director visits GITAM

Hyderabad: Rowan University (was founded in 1923) is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford, New Jersey and medical and academic campuses in Camden, New Jersey. It's International Centre Director Dr. Gokhan Alkanat, Ph.D. has visited GITAM Deemed-to-be University, Hyderabad on Friday.

He interacted with GITAMites and guided programmes offering at Rowan and the admission criteria, fee structure, minimum requirement to get admission, Indian community at Rowan, residence facility etc. Dr. Gokhan made it clear that there is no international fee structure in Rowan and they have been charging equal to the domestic students. He answered the queries raised by the students.

Later Rowan interacted with GHBS Dean and Director Prof. Y.Lakshman Kumar, School of Science Principal Prof. G.A.Rama Rao, School of Technology Principal Prof. N.Sitaramaih and Prof. P.Trinatha Rao. They discussed about twinning progrommes in CSE, Mechanical and Civil Engineering branched along with MBA. The engineering students can study the first two years at GITAM and they can continue third and final year at Rowan.

Similarly, MBS students can complete their master second year at Rowan. After the deliberations, they came to a conclusion that, they will meet again once again in the next week, will sign on an MoU with Rowan for twinning programmes, academic and research collaborations etc.